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Descendents - I Don't Want to Grow Up

Primary Artist
Descendents
Album Title
I Don't Want to Grow Up
Release Date
1985 
Time
28:53 
Review by Ned Raggett
What's to be expected given the title track, with a hilarious 'nyah nyah!' line on top of the chorus! Give a closer ear to the song, though -- where the reason not to grow up is that it might "mean being like you" -- and the band's core message of having fun and dealing with things as best one can in a stupid society is still there. When the four want to be straight up and perfectly poppy, they can and do with smashing success, with surprisingly mature, emotional lyrics and playing that doesn't rely on all-speed all the time. Read More